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Buy Local: It’s Not Just for Produce In recent years, there has been a push to buy local. People are more willing than ever to support small businesses and give back to their communities — a trend that has only been accelerated by the pandemic. As small businesses have struggled to keep their doors open…
How to Maximize Revenue with Restaurant Events and Summer Sales Last year, the pandemic stopped people’s travel plans and forced everyone to stay inside their homes. But now, with warm weather fast approaching and vaccination rates starting to rise, people are itching to travel and visit restaurants and stores this summer. How can you entice…
Tips and Tricks for Restaurant Menu Marketing The success of your restaurant is contingent on so many different variables. Some of these, like the recent health crisis, were not in your control. Other factors, such as your menu, are much more easily managed and can be harnessed to expand your growth. You may or may…
Tips for Extinguishing Poor Restaurant Management Measuring your success is more than just sales figures. Your sales may be high, but that doesn’t mean your business is thriving. Effective restaurant management plays a huge part in the overall success of your restaurant. Poor restaurant management will result in a decline in business and sales. The…
How to Improve Customer Experiences with a Kiosk Ordering System: Restaurant and Retail If the pandemic has shown retailers and restaurateurs anything, it’s who their loyal customers are. Expanding online ordering capabilities, as well as curbside and delivery has been crucial to businesses working diligently to survive social distancing regulations. But as states get the…
Five Features Required for a First-Rate POS Now, more than ever, it’s essential to have a first rate POS on your side to help you navigate business challenges, both those of the traditional variety and those that are a result of our new normal. There are five qualities that separate first-rate POS systems from the…
Crucial Grocery Point of Sale Features and How They Prevent Spread of Disease Grocery stores have been on the front lines of the pandemic for the past several months. Store owners have been trailblazers in coming up with innovative grocery point of sale and other precautions to protect both customers and employees from the spread…
Food Halls are Making a Comeback: Here’s Why Are you craving a slice of pizza, but your spouse wants a hoagie and the kids want burgers? Satisfying everyone at once can be a challenge, especially if you’re looking for a nice meal out. One trend that’s recently taken over the restaurant industry has made satisfying…
Curbside Pickup & Online Ordering: Adapting to the “New Normal” In the face of COVID-19 and social distancing, restaurants have two options: close their doors and hope to recover once the pandemic has passed, or move to pickup and delivery operations only. Any full-service operations would be putting the safety of your staff and your…
Your Guide to Choosing a Coffee Shop Point of Sale Caffeine and technology have seemingly gone hand-in-hand. From software engineers that need their morning cup of coffee before they can begin troubleshooting, to technology bloggers writing about the latest gadgets using free Wi-Fi at their local café, coffee shops have a long-standing relationship with their…